Hold The Freeriding

Whaleback, New HampshireIn its second year, skiers and boarders again can come together to shred the rails and jumps at this East Coast oasis alongside the resort’s owners. There may be a shortage of natural snowfall, but there’s no shortage of jams and events. Whaleback is in the process of becoming a year-round action sports center with a BMX bike track, Zero Gravity skate camps, and what-have-you.Tickets: $39Deals: Check out the three-hour session deals for only twelve bucks throughout the week.Nightriding: $29 ’til 9:00 p.m.Web site: whaleback.com

Echo Mountain Park, ColoradoThe single-lift-accessed park is just 35 miles from Denver. Designed by the pros at Planet Snow who shape the perfect parks at Hood, the park is filled with rails and jumps and pumping beats from the sound system.Tickets: $35 weekends, $25 weekdaysDeals: Echo Three Pack (three tickets for $75).Nightriding: $20, 4:00-9:00 p.m.Web site: echomtnpark.com

Big Bear, CaliforniaThe Park at Big Bear was the first all-mountain park. It has grown to include 198 acres with spines, tables, hips, gaps, and cheese wedges mixed with rails, boxes, jibs, a Superpipe, and a halfpipe. It’s always in perfect shape thanks to an enormous park staff.Tickets: $49Deals: Receive a fifteen-dollar credit toward another lift ticket if you leave by 1:00 p.m.Nightriding: $30-39, 3:00-9:30 p.m. at Snow Summit’s Ego Trip park.Web site: bearmountain.com

Boreal, CaliforniaThe Jibassic Park all-mountain park features 100 rails, jumps, and hips including a Superpipe that is groomed twice daily. The pipe is even lit this year. There’s more off the back of the mountain in the “uberpark.” (P.S. Bring your skate-Boreal has an indoor skate bowl at the base, too.)Tickets: $42-44Deals: Night season passes are only 99 bucks.Nightriding: $22-25, 3:30-9:00 p.m.Web site: rideboreal.com